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Information for Transition Assistance Services providers.

The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.

Advance care planning means planning ahead for how you want to be treated if you are very ill or near death. This page provides information about that process for both providers and consumers.

Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.

HHSC is adopting the following new and amended rules regarding water safety in day care operations.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to improve long-term care in Texas.

Recordings of the Aug. 27 and Sept. 12 Texas MDS webinars are now available.

A recording of the Sept. 11 nursing facility provider webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is now available.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes in the following pages of the Texas Register: Chapter 745, Licensing.

Effective Sept. 18, HHSC is adopting amendments to Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapters 554, 555, 556 and 557.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in September 2024.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in September.

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) wants to hear from you to learn more about the needs of current and former unpaid caregivers in Texas.

Residential Child Care Regulation has updated the Technical Assistance Library with new material regarding Unauthorized Absences.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation updated the Medication Aide (MA), Nursing Facility Administrator (NFA), and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) websites to include new webpages that provide detailed steps and process maps for how to become an MA, NFA or NATCEP.